Usually it takes them weeks to respond and they come up with some crazy stuff like by business is paying for the trip and need to pay with a certified check outside the platform.

A good real estate accountant can save you thousands of dollars by leveraging entity selection and formation, tax deductions, cost segregations, bonus depreciation and tax planning.I recommend finding an accountant who specializes in real estate taxation, business taxation, financial planning and tax planning.You may want to consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for a accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

Open a business credit card and do your renovations on that (for things that you cannot get financed with a hard money loan).

Has anyone in the Philadelphia area rented to accessible CLG? Can you tell me your experience with them. There interested in some of my units. Thanks in advance.

But sure as heck not impossible, it just takes a commitment to learning a very complex detailed facet of business and regulations. 

Just wanted to avoid mixing family and business  

Quote from @Travis Smith: Age 56 and retiring from farming and I’ve been very good at avoiding income taxes with depreciation and business expenses.  

You would think they want more business but not really.

To clarify, I have been studying real estate for several years, but have been otherwise engaged in operating  other businesses that my wife and I both own, both as CFO and CEO roles.

This is a business purpose loan and will have a prepayment penalty and possibly cost a bit more than conventional financing.